𝐘𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐡! - 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡

22. A close bond

When Celeste opens the door, she can smell something good. 'Mhmm, that smells good, Cosmo.' She hangs up her jacket and puts her backpack by the door of her bedroom. 

'Last time, I checked, I was still a woman and not a robot.' Neith answers and turns the meat in the pan. 

'Neith?' Celeste runs up to her and puts her arms around her in a hug. 'I didn't know you would be home at this time. This is nice, really.' 

With one arm, Neith hugs her sister back. 'Why wouldn't I be home? It is almost dinner time.' She signs to the table that is already set for dinner. 'Can you handle it if I would be gone for the weekend?'

Surprised by those words, Celeste nods. 'Sure, I can go out with friends, take Comet out for a walk. I have Cosmo to help with the household. Where are you going?' 

'Bogotá, I haven't heard anything from the embassy.' Neith is done with them that she wants to go herself.

Celeste gets it. 'You think that you will see something that they overlooked?'

'Possible,' Neith turns the fire out and put the food on two plates. 'There is also a chance that they stopped looking. That they have shut the place down for digging or other activities.' She gives her sister a plate and sits down with her plate. 'Remember that you mentioned that you miss a few cards to have a proper deck to duel?'

'Of course.' Celeste smiles. 'Why?' She cuts a small piece of her meat.

Neith slides something to her. 'My gift to you.'

She picks it up and sees Double or Nothing, Bye Bye Damage, and Damage Diet. 'Really?'

'They don't fit in my deck. I am sure they have more purpose in your deck and if I'm correct, your deck should have enough cards.'

She nods. 'Almost, one more card and I have forty. That's the minimum.'

'You are one card away from dueling yourself? Do you want to duel or do you like watching it?' Neith takes a sip of her water. 

'Both. I like watching duels because that way I learn how others play their cards. To learn their strategy. I never want to duel you, you change your strategy with the next card you draw. That makes it impossible to read you.' Celeste swallows the next bite. 'Or dueling against Yuma and Shark. They are at about the same level of dueling as you. Too high to compete with. I have to start small.'

Emptying her plate, Neith moves the plate away. 'I have a few cards that I don't need.' Only to stand up and take some cards out which she shows on the table. 'These are the cards I hardly use. Do you want one of these?' 

Celeste looks at the cards stalled out for her. 'I recognize this one. Tannhauser Gate, you used it a few times but not always. It's an easy way of getting a monster with a higher level or rank on the field.'

'Take it, my deck has Rank-Up-Magic cards, and that works perfectly with my monsters. I don't need it. It can work in your favor to summon a higher monster on the field so you can easily summon a stronger Xyz monster.' Neith explains. 'How many Xyz monsters do you have? Fifteen is the maximum in your extra deck.' 

Now to shake her head. 'I have five Xyz monsters. I hope that I will get another one with the package tomorrow.' She laughs about it. 'Sorry, I meant to say that sooner. I will be home for dinner but I'm going to the shop first after school.'

'Let's make a few rules,' Neith starts. 'You are thirteen years old and old enough to make your own decisions. The only thing I can do is warn you. You will make mistakes but that's how you learn. If you need any help, you can come to me. I am not going to forbid anything on you, that would only make it more exciting to do something.'